Kannada Actress Shanaya Katwe Arrested For Brother’s Murder; Mutilated Body Found In Hubballi

In a shocking incident, Kannada actress Shanaya Katwe has been arrested by the Hubballi Rural police for her brother Rakesh Katwe’s murder.

It is reported that his decapitated head was found in Devaragudihal forest area and the remaining parts of his mutilated body were dumped across Gadag Road and other different areas of Hubballi.

As per reports, the Dharwad district police have detained suspects who have been identified as Niyazahemed Katigar, Tousif Channapur, Altaf Mulla and Aman Giraniwale living in the city.

It is also reported that during the investigation it came to light that Rakesh’s murder had a connection with his own sister Shanaya who was allegedly in love with the accused Niyazahemed Katigar and Rakesh was against their love affair and that instigated them to plot his murder.

The murder took place on April 9 when Shanaya was in Hubballi to promote her upcoming film. The victim was strangled to death. Niyazahemed and his associates then chopped off his body into pieces, a day after and dumped them across the city.

Shanaya was arrested on Thursday and has been sent to judicial custody. She had made her acting debut in Kannada industry with Idam Premam Jeevanam directed by Raghavanka Prabhu in 2018. Her upcoming releases include Ondu Ghanteya Kathe among others.